Archives for October 2016

If you saw my last blog post, you read my confession where I admitted that I occasionally forget to highlight the Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Color of the Month. So, to make up for it and on the last day of the month, we are going to do a little deep dive into one of our most trusted colors, typewriter. Marian named this beautiful dark charcoal after one of her favorite design elements, the typewriter. I call it a dark charcoal because as you start to apply the paint, it doesn’t look like true black. As it dries, it begins to look like a soft black and after a coat or two of MMSMP antiquing wax, it looks amazing. Just check out one of our latest pieces…

Join us for a three-hour workshop where you will learn how to use milk paint and the corresponding products. We will make sample boards using several resist techniques, play a bit with the colors and then paint a small chalkboard or frame for you to take home. All materials provided, $65.

Sometimes we forget the MMSMP colors of the month. I’m not going to lie…during the busy months it is hard to remember. October should have been easy for me because they are two colors we use all the time, schloss and typewriter! Check out this cute table in schloss as we begin to say goodbye to October…

This piece did not ever see the inside of the store. We brought it one Monday, set it outside while we moved pieces around, and someone bought it. Note: it never hurts to be driving down Main Street in Zionsville on a Monday!

It was a beauty all dressed up in Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Farmhouse White with just the right amount of antiquing wax.

I find french provincial style furniture to be one of my favorite styles. I’m not sure if it is because I had a set in the faded, yellow we see so much or if I just like all the scrolls and the beautiful pulls. For our first few years, I chose creams and whites like Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint in Grain Sack or Marzipan for our furniture transformations. Lately, though, I find myself drawn to the darker tones of MMSMP Trophy with a hint of antiquing wax. This set was wood so the light distressing shows some great depth set off by the antiqued finish…the nightstand has sold, but the chest on chest is still available (and we have a long dresser in the back room that matches).

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